La Montaña Rusa. Episodio 42.2024.
La Montaña Rusa. Episodio 42.2024. It’s always a pleasure to share one of the best jazz podcasts in the world, run by my friend Santiago. Enjoy!
Bryan Ferry Looks Back at 50 Years of Roxy Music, Romance, and Elegant Misery
Though I normally loathe Rolling Stone, I have to compliment Rob Sheffield for his fine article on Bryan Ferry. It’s a worthy read. Click here to see the article.
AGDISTIZ – Audaus Minor
Our friends at Kalamine Records introduce us to AGDISTIZ, a band who, if my memory serves me right, is from Romania. The drones here are sumptuous, like listening to a warm, thick drone during days when the cold is becoming…
Skúli Sverrisson & Óskar Guðjónsson – After Silence
Bassist Skúli Sverrisson has been a favorite of mine for well over 20 years. In this reissue, he teams with tenor saxophonist Óskar Guðjónsson in a quiet, minimal, yet somehow lush release of interplay between the two masters. From the…
Paolo L. Bandera – Riconnessione Iconoclastica Sacrale
Raffaele Pezzella’s consistently astounding Unexplained Sounds Group is perhaps the best-curated label covering dark ambient and ritualistic music. They present former Sigillum S member Paolo L. Bandera’s latest release, and present notes originally posted from the Bandcamp release site here: “Paolo…
S.Ludenberg – Misfortune Soul’s
S.Ludenberg is a composer from Vyazma, Russia and he produces absolutely mournful, melancholic dungeon synth. A heartbreakingly depressing record, but I think that that was the feel he was going for. He succeeded.
Bohmig – Birth In Birdsview
Another day, another unsolicited album, and another absolutely pleasant surprise! Bohmig are an Austrian band who produce a novocaine-like fuzziness housed in a dream pop vibe. This is a lo-fi affair, but with gentle vocals, a wispy guitar and, as…
Steve Albini & K.K. Null – Steve Albini & K.K. Null
These recordings are a sample of a 2-disc CD which I am not sure is still available, but since the passing of Steve Albini recently, K.K. Null has done the world a service by publishing these two tracks from that…
Bryan Day+Ernesto Díaz-Infante – Untitled Currents
Ernesto Díaz-Infante is a favorite on this blog, so any release of his is welcome, but Bryan Day is a new name for me. He is an instrument maker and improvisational musician who also runs Public Eyesore Records. This collaboration…
Radian – Distorted Rooms
From Radian’s Bandcamp site: “Radian’s visionary approach to composition speaks to lifetime working in forward-thinking music. Brandlmayr, Siewert and Norman share an unconventional, wildly imaginative approach to sound. The trio’s collective experience finds an expansive and egoless outlet in Distorted…